GE 2500 Series Use and Care Manual
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Ak Condfiioner
Air Filter
Appliance Registration
Auxiliary Controls
Care and Cleaning
Condenser Coils
Energy-Saving Tips
Fan Cycle Switch
Freeze Sentinel
Indicator Lights
Master Controls
Model and Serial Numbers
Problem Solver
Repair Service
Room Cabinet and Case
Safety Instructions
Thermostat Control
Unit Power Switch
Ventilation Control
Warranty
Back Cover
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Important
Safety
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Before using your
air conditioner, read
this book carefully.
It is intended to help you operate
and maintain your new air
conditioner properly.
Keep it handy for answers to your
questions.
If you don’t understand something
or need more help, write (include
your phone number):
Consumer Affairs
GE Appliances
Appliance Park
Louisville, KY 40225
Write down the model
and serial numbers.
You’ll find them on a label behind
the room cabinet.
These numbers are also on the
Consumer Product Ownership
Registration Card that came with
your air conditioner. Before sending
in this card, please write these
numbers here:
Model Number
Serial Number
Read dl
using
When using this appliance, always
exercise basic safety precautions,
including the following:
● Use this app~ance
intended purpose
this Use and Care Book.
c
This air conditioner must be
properly
with the
before it is used.
●
Never use an extension cord
with this appliance.
SAW
tir@ions
before
thk app~ance.
ordy
for its
as
described in
insblled
Ins@llation Instructions
in accordance
THESE
~STRUCTIONS
● Keep the air filter clean. (See
instructions on page 5.)
● For most efficient operation,
keep vent in closed position except
when you want to let outside air
enter the room.
●
Don’t let the room get too hot or
too cold. Whenever possible, turn
the unit on before the room heats
up or cools off. If you don’t, the air
conditioner
produce the desired comfort
condition.
. Keep windows and doors closed.
Conditioned air escapes when
they’re open.
. Keep furnace floor registers and
cold air returns closed when cooling
is desired. Conditioned air can
easily escape through them.
●
Don’t let drapes or furniture block
the front of the unit and restrict air
flow when it is operating.
●
It’s best to operate your air
conditioner at high speed during
extremely hot or cold weather.
. Keep the outdoor condenser coil
clean. (See page 5.)
● Turn the air conditioner off
before vacations or extended
absences.
will
take longer to
Use these numbers in any
correspondence or service calls
concerning your air conditioner.
If
you received a damaged air
conditioner,
the dealer (or builder) that sold
you the air conditioner.
Save time and money.
Before you request service,
check the Problem Solver on
page 6. It lists causes of minor
operating problems that you
can correct yourself.
immediately contact
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Indicator Lighti
Lights when the
VENT
n
COOL
n
HEAT
n
SERVICE
n
Ventilation control
is set at OPEN.
Lights when the
air conditioner is
operating in the
cooling mode.
Lights when the
air conditioner is
operating in the
heating mode.
Lights when the
compressor does not
start after several
attempts or when
there is a compressor
malfunction.
THERMOSTAT
Thermostat Control
The Thermostat Control has
numbered settings plus a FAN
ONLY position.
Slide the Thermostat Switch to
the lower numbers for cooler
temperatures, to the higher numbers
for warmer temperatures.
For fan only operation, without
the compressor or heater, slide the
Thermostat Switch all the way to
the right to the FAN ONLY position.
freeze Sentinel
Whenever room air temperature
at the air conditioner falls to
approximately
automatically come on in the
heating mode.
WARMER-
A
FAN ONLY
40°F., the unit will
OPERATION
ANSPEED
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PUSH
II
COOL HEAT
II
HIGH
LOW
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Master Controls
Push the Operation Button once to
turn the air conditioner on; push
again to turn it off.
If the unit does not operate when
you push this button to start it,
check to see if the Unit Power
Switch located behind the room
cabinet is on. See page
Slide the Selector Switch to COOL
for cooling, or to HEAT for
heating.
Slide the Fan Speed Switch to
LOW for cooling or heating with
low fan speed operation. Slide it to
HIGH for cooling or heating with
high fan speed operation. When
you slide the Fan Speed Switch to
AUTO, fan speed automatically
switches between low, medium and
high to follow changes in room
temperature.
*Note:
a 3-minute delay before the
compressor starts is normal.
Afier setting controls,
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Air
I
For best heat distribution,
the louvers down so the heated air
is directed across the room.
buvers
II
tilt
I
For best distribution of cold air,
tilt the louvers up so the cold air is
directed towards the ceiling.
II
3
For ARI heating and cooling
certification, the air louvers are
tilted straight out as shown above
(30 degrees from the vertical axis).
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